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It's pretty much exactly what the title says, but I feel obliged to elaborate. If you want to cut the crap, skip to the dotted line.
For one, I dislike supra-aural headphones such as the AKG K518s - the only ones I feasibly use are my PX100s because of their light weight. That being said, I'm interested in Grado's SR line but that's another story. For the most part, supra-aurals tend to make my ears sore after a while, and I'm sure that applies to a lot, if not all of you.
I'm a relative newbie to this area - a headphone weeaboo, if you will - and as such, up until now I've been using a pair of Panasonic RP-HTX7s. Keep your bashing to yourself, it doesn't belong on this thread and I know they're nowhere near 'good' headphones. My ER-6s agree.
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So I'm making an appeal for some suggestions. What I'm looking for is a circumaural pair which must be able to fold up well, with the earcups folding completely within the headband, and come with a pouch or case. The pouch is almost not worth mentioning, but regardless I still want one. Once again, they must be closed. I won't just be using them at home, so some degree of isolation is required for when I get tired of my IEMs or want to detoxicate my friends from iBuds.
The headphones are going to be run unamped, straight out of a DAP that's not an iPod (I'm leaning towards the Samsung P3, if you must know). My musical tastes are almost completely rock, specifically dance-punk and alternative genres with some new wave. Bands I most frequently listen to include Franz Ferdinand, Arctic Monkeys, and the Vines, White Stripes and Strokes. It's fairly straightforward, but my tastes also extend to the Prodigy, !!! and the Hush Sound, worth stating although I don't think any headphone can effectively cater to frenzied electronic rave and piano-heavy, blues-inspired music at the same time. For the most part, though, my focus lies on the groups first stated.
I am aware that the attributes listed pretty much call for a 'DJ'-type headphone, most of which have a slight bass bump, as well as rock music that performs best with a helping of bass. I'm fine with that, but let it be known that treble quality is important to me; I want to hear cymbals and high registers clearly, as well as well-defined vocals. Almost justifies using the ER-6s for rock music, doesn't it?
Anyways, I'm eying either the Shure SRH840s or the Audio-technica ATH-M50s. If anyone else has any other suggestions, any information on whether the above two will suit me well, or how they perform with my music, please post here. Also, are the SRH840s worth the price difference from the SRH440s, given my situation? Will there be a significant decrease in sound quality between the two?
This is a long post, but I hope I provided enough criteria for anyone to make an informed recommendation. Thanks in advance.
For one, I dislike supra-aural headphones such as the AKG K518s - the only ones I feasibly use are my PX100s because of their light weight. That being said, I'm interested in Grado's SR line but that's another story. For the most part, supra-aurals tend to make my ears sore after a while, and I'm sure that applies to a lot, if not all of you.
I'm a relative newbie to this area - a headphone weeaboo, if you will - and as such, up until now I've been using a pair of Panasonic RP-HTX7s. Keep your bashing to yourself, it doesn't belong on this thread and I know they're nowhere near 'good' headphones. My ER-6s agree.
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So I'm making an appeal for some suggestions. What I'm looking for is a circumaural pair which must be able to fold up well, with the earcups folding completely within the headband, and come with a pouch or case. The pouch is almost not worth mentioning, but regardless I still want one. Once again, they must be closed. I won't just be using them at home, so some degree of isolation is required for when I get tired of my IEMs or want to detoxicate my friends from iBuds.
The headphones are going to be run unamped, straight out of a DAP that's not an iPod (I'm leaning towards the Samsung P3, if you must know). My musical tastes are almost completely rock, specifically dance-punk and alternative genres with some new wave. Bands I most frequently listen to include Franz Ferdinand, Arctic Monkeys, and the Vines, White Stripes and Strokes. It's fairly straightforward, but my tastes also extend to the Prodigy, !!! and the Hush Sound, worth stating although I don't think any headphone can effectively cater to frenzied electronic rave and piano-heavy, blues-inspired music at the same time. For the most part, though, my focus lies on the groups first stated.
I am aware that the attributes listed pretty much call for a 'DJ'-type headphone, most of which have a slight bass bump, as well as rock music that performs best with a helping of bass. I'm fine with that, but let it be known that treble quality is important to me; I want to hear cymbals and high registers clearly, as well as well-defined vocals. Almost justifies using the ER-6s for rock music, doesn't it?
Anyways, I'm eying either the Shure SRH840s or the Audio-technica ATH-M50s. If anyone else has any other suggestions, any information on whether the above two will suit me well, or how they perform with my music, please post here. Also, are the SRH840s worth the price difference from the SRH440s, given my situation? Will there be a significant decrease in sound quality between the two?
This is a long post, but I hope I provided enough criteria for anyone to make an informed recommendation. Thanks in advance.
